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Vrooom Vrooom is a live album (2CD set) by the band King Crimson
, released in 2001.
Although it was released during the active lifespan of the 2000-2003 King Crimson "Double Duo" lineup (and following two albums featuring this lineup, The ConstruKction of Light
and the live Heavy ConstruKction
), Vrooom Vrooom is compiled from recordings by the previous six-man line-up of the band (the "Double Trio" which lasted from 1994 to 1997). This is because the album was intended as a wider commercial release combining two previous releases which had been made available on more limited media in 1999.
Disc 1 of Vrooom Vrooom is taken predominantly from the same recordings as the 1999 live album Live in Mexico City
(originally made available exclusively as a Windows Media Audio download). The eleventh track on the disc, "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande", is an alternative version of the track "Fearless and Highly Thrakked", featured on Thrakattak
(1996) (track 2) and King Crimson on Broadway
(2CD set) (1999) (disc 2, track 12). Disc 2 of Vrooom Vrooom derives mostly from the same recordings as the 1999 live album King Crimson on Broadway
(originally released as the July 1999 disc in the subscriber-only King Crimson Collectors' Club release schedule).
This album contains the most recently recorded live version of "21st Century Schizoid Man
", which has not been played live since 1996
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
, released in 2001.
Although it was released during the active lifespan of the 2000-2003 King Crimson "Double Duo" lineup (and following two albums featuring this lineup, The ConstruKction of Light
The ConstruKction of Light
The ConstruKction of Light is an album by the band King Crimson, released in 2000. It has the distinction of being the first studio album to be released by King Crimson without Bill Bruford on drums since prior to the release of Lark's Tongues in Aspic . It also in notable for the absence of Tony...
and the live Heavy ConstruKction
Heavy ConstruKction
Heavy ConstruKction is a live album , incorporating video footage, by the band King Crimson, released by Discipline Global Mobile records in 2000...
), Vrooom Vrooom is compiled from recordings by the previous six-man line-up of the band (the "Double Trio" which lasted from 1994 to 1997). This is because the album was intended as a wider commercial release combining two previous releases which had been made available on more limited media in 1999.
Disc 1 of Vrooom Vrooom is taken predominantly from the same recordings as the 1999 live album Live in Mexico City
Live in Mexico City
Live in Mexico City is a live album by the band King Crimson, released only as a Windows Media Audio download in 1999.*Some of the tracks on this album are, however, available on the live albums Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live and Vrooom Vrooom .*Recorded at Metropolitan...
(originally made available exclusively as a Windows Media Audio download). The eleventh track on the disc, "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande", is an alternative version of the track "Fearless and Highly Thrakked", featured on Thrakattak
THRaKaTTaK
Thrakattak is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1996.*Compiled from performances of, and improvisations during, the piece "Thrak" in USA and Japan....
(1996) (track 2) and King Crimson on Broadway
King Crimson on Broadway
King Crimson On Broadway is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in July 1999...
(2CD set) (1999) (disc 2, track 12). Disc 2 of Vrooom Vrooom derives mostly from the same recordings as the 1999 live album King Crimson on Broadway
King Crimson on Broadway
King Crimson On Broadway is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in July 1999...
(originally released as the July 1999 disc in the subscriber-only King Crimson Collectors' Club release schedule).
This album contains the most recently recorded live version of "21st Century Schizoid Man
21st Century Schizoid Man
"21st Century Schizoid Man" is a song by progressive rock band King Crimson from their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King.-Personnel:* Greg Lake – Vocals, bass guitar* Ian McDonald – saxophone* Robert Fripp – guitars* Michael Giles – drums...
", which has not been played live since 1996
Disc one
- Tracks 1-10 and 12 recorded at the Metropolitan Theater, Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, 2-4 August 1996 - Track 11 recorded at the Longacre Theater, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 20 November 1995
- "VROOOM VROOOM" (Adrian BelewAdrian BelewAdrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
, Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
, Trey GunnTrey GunnTrey Gunn is an American musician, known for his membership in progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick.-Biography:...
, Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
, Pat MastelottoPat MastelottoPat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
) – 5:01 - "Coda: Marine 475" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 2:44
- "Dinosaur" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:05
- "B'Boom" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 4:51
- "THRAK" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 6:39
- "The Talking Drum" (Bruford, David CrossDavid CrossDavid Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
, Fripp, Jamie MuirJamie MuirJamie Muir is a UK painter and former percussionist, best known for his work in King Crimson.-Biography:Muir attended Edinburgh College of Art during the 1960s and began playing jazz on trombone before settling on percussion....
, John WettonJohn WettonJohn Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
) – 4:03 - "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Fripp) – 6:13
- "Neurotica" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 3:40
- "Prism" (Pierre FavrePierre Favre (musician)Pierre Favre is a Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist born in Le Locle, Switzerland, perhaps most noteworthy for his work with Irene Schweizer....
) – 4:24 - "Red" (Fripp) – 7:03
- "Improv: Biker Babes of the Rio Grande" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 2:27
- "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Michael GilesMichael GilesMichael Giles is an English drummer, best known as a co-founder of King Crimson in 1969...
, Greg LakeGreg LakeGregory Stuart "Greg" Lake is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a vocalist and bassist of King Crimson, and the bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.-1960s: King Crimson:...
, Ian McDonaldIan McDonald (musician)Ian McDonald is an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group King Crimson, formed in 1969, and of the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976. He is well-known as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist...
, Peter SinfieldPeter SinfieldPeter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...
) – 7:37
Disc two
- Tracks 1-13 recorded at the Longacre Theater, New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 20-22/24-25 November 1995 - Track 14 recorded at the Wiltern Theater, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 30 June 1995
- "Conundrum" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 1:57
- "Thela Hun Ginjeet" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 6:44
- "Frame by Frame" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 5:12
- "People" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 6:12
- "One Time" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:52
- "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 4:55
- "Indiscipline" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 7:16
- "Two Sticks" (Gunn, Levin) – 1:50
- "Elephant Talk" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 5:14
- "Three of a Perfect Pair" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 4:16
- "B'Boom" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 3:47
- "THRAK" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 6:43
- "Free as a BirdFree as a Bird"Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.The single was released as part of...
" (George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
, John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, Ringo StarrRingo StarrRichard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
) – 3:03 - "Walking on Air" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:35
Personnel
- Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Adrian BelewAdrian BelewAdrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
- guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, electric double bass, Chapman stickChapman StickThe Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and has been used on music recordings to play bass lines, melody lines, chords or textures... - Trey GunnTrey GunnTrey Gunn is an American musician, known for his membership in progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick.-Biography:...
- warr guitarWarr guitarWarr Guitars is a company that manufactures the Warr Guitar, a guitar like musical instrument developed by the company's founder, Mark Warr.-Description:The Warr Guitar resembles a standard electric guitar, albeit with a very low action and more strings... - Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Pat MastelottoPat MastelottoPat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
- drums, percussion